“At round 12:30 in the afternoon, the boys were playing at their home when a Toyota Lactic, vehicle registration number, BT 1682 which was coming from Milepa going to Chiradzulu Boma lost control due to speeding after a front tyre burst and swift to a nearby house where it hit the boys,” he said.

Tasowana said that the boys were rushed to Chiradzulu District Hospital where they were confirmed dead.

Meanwhile the driver of the vehicle Daniel Lenato, 30, is in Police custody at Chiradzulu Police Station for allegedly causing death due to reckless driving.